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122.63 122.94 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
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1,085.76
Light Crude
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday as cheaper commodities weighed on energy and materials stocks and comments by a Federal Reserve policymaker hinted at an interest-rate hike next month.
The rout hit all 10 major S&P sectors and pushed the Dow and S&P 500 below their 200-day moving averages.
At 2:24 pm, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 1.11 percent at 17,506.16 points and the S&P 500 .SPX was 0.95 lower at 2,055.31. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 0.7 percent to 5,031.34.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top equity index was pulled lower on Thursday by engine maker Rolls-Royce RR.L , and supermarket operator Sainsbury SBRY.L fell further after posting lower profits a day earlier.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 1.9 percent at 6,178.68 points at its close, underperforming European indexes.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks were marginally higher in choppy trade on Thursday and extended gains into a seventh day, as buying in stocks with strong earnings offset sharp drops in machinery shares which tumbled on weak machinery orders data.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.03 percent higher, or 6.38 points, at 19,697.77, rising for seven straight days.
The broader Topix .TOPX fell 0.1 percent to 1,593.57 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 dropped 0.1 percent at 14,356.24.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are set to follow Wall Street down on Friday, depressed by mining and energy stocks after worries about Chinese demand hit metals prices and oil prices slid to 2-1/2 month lows.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 1.1 percent to 5,072.0, a 53.7-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO , pointing to a weaker opening. The benchmark ended flat on Thursday, shored up by a stunning jobs report.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar dropped for a second day on Thursday as investors booked profits from its precipitous rise in November, sending other major currencies higher.
The dollar fell 0.34 percent against the euro EUR= to $1.0778 per euro and was down 0.25 percent against the Swiss franc CHF= at 1.0018 francs.
The dollar index .DXY also fell 0.3 percent to 98.706. The dollar slipped 0.14 percent against the yen to 122.65 yen.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices turned lower in mid-afternoon trading on Thursday amid selling tied to more corporate supply and an upcoming $16 billion auction of 30-year bonds.
Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes US10YT=RR last yielded 2.322 percent, up from Tuesday.
The U.S. bond market was closed on Wednesday for the Veterans Day holiday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell to its lowest level since early 2010 on Thursday, under pressure from expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates next month for the first time in nearly a decade.
Spot gold XAU= breached technical support at its July low of $1,077 an ounce, falling 1 percent to $1,074.26, the lowest since February 2010 and the eleventh day of losses out of the last 12.
U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery settled down $3.90 an ounce at $1,081.00.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices tumbled to their weakest in more than six years on Thursday, weighed down by a strong dollar, weak Chinese credit data and concern about oversupply after inventories rose.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 lurched to a low of $4,800 a tonne, the weakest since July 2009, but recovered slightly to close down 2.4 percent at $4,823.50.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude prices hit 2-1/2 month lows on Thursday after the U.S. government reported a stockpile build four times above market expectations and OPEC said its current output could result in a daily surplus of more than 500,000 barrels by next year.
U.S. crude futures CLc1 settled down $1.18, or 2.75 percent, at $41.75 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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